How Successful was The NEP Than War Communism?

Answer 1

War communism = "War communism", which began in June 1918, was enforced by the Supreme Economic Council, known as the Vesenkha. It ended on March 21, 1921 with the beginning of the NEP (New Economic Policy), which lasted until 1928. War communism or wartime communism (Russian: Военный коммунизм; 1918 - 1921) was the economic policy adopted by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War with the aim of keeping towns and the Red Army supplied with weapons and food, in conditions when all normal economic mechanisms and relations were being destroyed by the war. It was more like an emergency plan to deal with fighting the civil war.

Under the policy of NEP, private ownership was restored to small parts of the economy, especially farming (but not to the land itself). The NEP also loosened trade restrictions, and tried to regain alliances with foreign countries. The NEP did improve the efficiency of food distribution and especially benefited the peasants. However, many urban workers resented the profits made by private traders. Joseph Stalin announced the abolition of the NEP in January, 1929 and replaced it with the first of his Five-Year Plans.
NEP improved agricultural growth in the economy more than industrial sector. It was considered a more compromised communism version with capitalistic method in agriculture. Stalin turned it around by farm collectivization and concentrating on industrialization.

Answer 2

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